New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. The first book in McCarthy's now classic trilogy of novels which helped garner him the attention and readership that he so rightly deserved. Winner of both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Adapted into a movie starring Matt Damon and Penelope Cruz. A clean and tight very near fine copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine and in a very near fine dust jacket. A very nice copy of this powerful novel.

Synopsis

Cormac McCarthy is an American novelist and playwright. He has also written plays and screenplays. This novel, All The Pretty Horses , won the National Book Award in 1992. The story reads like a Western novel, but is set in 1949 and revolves around the life of a 16-year old Texan named John Grady Cole. After his parent’s marriage ends, he finds himself at the end of a long line of ranchers, without a family ranch to work. So he sets out for Mexico on horseback with two companions. By turns both comic and tragic, the elaborate character development and McCarthy’s superb descriptive style make this book a rare treat. All the Pretty Horses is the first volume in the Border Trilogy . The other two volumes are The Crossing and Cities of the Plain .

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On Feb 15 2021, a reader said:

I love this book. The story is gripping and evokes all kinds of emotions. The chacters are so well developed you feel like you know them personally. Descriptions of the land they travel through bring to mind the dry and breathless heat of the desert. The action scenes come to life before your mind's eye. It is superb.

On May 18 2011, For2itous said:

McCarthy does have a vivid descriptive style but the plot is predictable. Where did he get the title? Got so tired of the characters lighting up a cigaret.Don't quite understand why it got the National Book Award.

On Jul 7 2007, Fict said:

A great book, but not McCarthy's best, by a long shot.

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Bookseller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 198221
Title: All The Pretty Horses
Author: McCARTHY, Cormac
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardback
ISBN 10: 0394574745
ISBN 13: 9780394574745
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1992
Keywords: Literature

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